U23 World League

Green sports F.C
Spectators: 7638 (Terracing: 5730, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) Sakis Kefalas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the game, Vicente Ricart cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Spyros Skafidas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Green Hell F.C.'s Spyros Skafidas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Isauro in the 10th minute of play. If Vicente Ricart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 15 minutes of play, Bangla Desh Fobal Club's Vicente Ricart made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Spyros Skafidas was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 18 played minutes Bangla Desh Fobal Club got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Mambru. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Ricart in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Spyros Skafidas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panagiotis Santis in the 23rd minute of play forced Bangla Desh Fobal Club's goalkeeper Emilio Munio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Ricart in the 26th minute of play forced Green Hell F.C.'s goalkeeper Spyros Skafidas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Sakis Kefalas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Munio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Vicente Ricart notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Green Hell F.C.'s Spyros Skafidas. Spyros Skafidas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Spyros Skafidas came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Bangla Desh Fobal Club's Vicente Ricart. But to his dismay, Vicente Ricart quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Isauro to make the kick off. Spyros Skafidas made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Vicente Ricart sent off a good shot on target. Vicente Ricart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 55th minute, Vicente Ricart fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Spyros Skafidas, passed just outside the right post. Zacharias Andreadakis made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bangla Desh Fobal Club's Ciriaco Mateus. In the 65th minute, Green Hell F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Angelo Isauro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Green Hell F.C.'s zone, Vicente Ricart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spyros Skafidas came out of the goal and Vicente Ricart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68th minute, Angelo Isauro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Ricart in the 70th minute of play forced Green Hell F.C.'s goalkeeper Spyros Skafidas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Vicente Ricart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicente Ricart got free with Spyros Skafidas in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Koulis Vourlis during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bangla Desh Fobal Club's attentive Honorato Matteo managed to snatch the ball when Zacharias Andreadakis made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. With his leg Spyros Skafidas managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Bangla Desh Fobal Club's Vicente Ricart fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 87 played minutes Green Hell F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Koulis Vourlis. After a defensive mix-up in Green Hell F.C.'s zone, Angelo Isauro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spyros Skafidas came out of the goal and Angelo Isauro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Bangla Desh Fobal Club had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.